Menara 1 Sentrum is a 32-storey Grade A green tower at KL Sentral with 4 rail lines in 8 minutes, anchored by WORQ co-working, with 100% occupancy reached in Jan 2024
Menara 1 Sentrum is a 32-storey Grade A green corporate office tower at 201, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, integrated with the NU Sentral mall podium (Levels 1–5). Owned by Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad (PHB), the same government-linked owner as Menara 1 Dutamas. Building height 154 m / 505 ft, completed 2013. Total NLA is reported in the ~420,000–440,000 sq ft range across sources. Typical column-free floor plate is 16,000–18,000 sq ft. Current asking rent is RM 7.50–8.50 psf/month gross (4 sources, 2025–2026). The transit fact that defines the building: 4 rail modes (KTM/Ekspres/Transit/LRT/Monorail/MRT) within an 8-minute walk, all covered via an elevated air-conditioned link bridge through NU Sentral. WORQ co-working's 2024 expansion on Levels 20, 21 and 28 took the building to 100% occupancy as of January 2024.
Fast facts (verified 2026-08-06)
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 201, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur | PHB + JLL |
| Submarket | KL Sentral CBD (Brickfields) | The Edge + a dated broker listing |
| Grade | A (Grade A Green corporate office) | PHB + a dated broker listing |
| Completion year | 2013 | The Edge + a dated broker listing + a dated broker listing + a dated broker listing |
| NLA | ~420,000–440,000 sq ft (NFA 425,000 sq ft per The Edge; GFA 440,000 sq ft per mscstatusoffice / a dated broker listing) | The Edge + mscstatusoffice + a dated broker listing |
| Typical floor plate | 16,000–18,000 sq ft column-free (17,000 sq ft per serviced-office layout) | The Edge + New Office Asia |
| Storeys | 32 (consensus across a dated broker listing, KL-Office, a dated broker listing, Edge). PHB says 31; Wikipedia "List of tallest buildings in Malaysia" lists 35 floors inclusive of podium. Use 32. | Multiple |
| Asking rent (gross) | RM 7.50–8.50 psf/month; 7,216 sqft unit at RM 8.48 psf (a dated broker listing) | kl-office, a dated broker listing, Zerin Properties |
| Service charge (RM psf/mo) | Not in public sources. Building management call required. KL Sentral Grade A market reference RM 3.50–RM 4.50 psf, but not building-specific. | — |
| Parking bays | 742 dedicated (tower) + 1,243 in adjacent NU Sentral mall | a dated broker listing |
| Parking allocation | 1 reserved bay per floor leased + 1 non-reserved per 1,000 sqft leased | a dated broker listing |
| Parking rate per bay/mo | Not in public sources. Building management call required. | — |
| AC OT rate | Not in public sources. Building management call required. | — |
| Anchor tenants | WORQ co-working (Levels 20, 21, 28 — 2024 expansion); Agoda International (M) Sdn Bhd (anchor per 2014); JLL Property Services (M) Sdn Bhd (anchor per 2014); PHB Group HQ | PHB press release (2024-01-26) + MRCB AR 2014 + The Edge 2023 |
| Green certification | LEED-certified + GBI-compliant (per The Edge 2023: "in accordance with LEED standards and Malaysia GBI requirements"; a dated broker listing claims "GBI Silver" — not used) | The Edge + a dated broker listing + a dated broker listing |
| MD / MSC status | MSC-status / Malaysia Digital (per third-party broker and press; not directly MDEC-confirmed in this research) | a dated broker listing + mscstatusoffice + The Edge |
| Occupancy | 100% (post-WORQ 2024 expansion, per PHB press release 2024-01-26) | PHB press release |
| Nearest rail | KL Sentral station 6 min walk; Tun Sambanthan Monorail 4 min; Muzium Negara MRT/LRT 8 min — all covered | Moovit + PHB |
| Walk to rail covered? | Yes (elevated covered air-conditioned walkway through NU Sentral; link bridge to KL Sentral hub) | PHB + The Edge |
| Ownership | Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad (PHB), government-linked, held under AHB REIT | The Edge + KLSE Screener |
What you'll actually pay (TCO)
5,000 sq ft at Menara 1 Sentrum — building management call required for verification:
| Line item | RM psf/mo | RM/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent (gross) | 8.50 | 42,500 | Top-band of 2026 listings (a dated broker listing, a dated broker listing) |
| Service charge | Not in public sources | — | Building management direct call required; KL Sentral Grade A norm RM 3.50–RM 4.50 psf is a market reference, not a building-specific number |
| Parking (5 reserved + 5 non-reserved bays at the rule) | — | 1,800 | At norm RM 180/bay/mo reserved; per-bay rate unverified |
| After-hours AC | Not in public sources | — | Building management direct call required |
| Utilities estimate | — | ~3,000 | KL Sentral Grade A benchmark |
| SST (8%) | — | 3,400 | On rent portion only |
| Total monthly (excl. SC, AC OT) | — | ~50,700 | — |
| Total monthly (with norm-estimated SC RM 4.00 psf) | — | ~70,700 | SC is a market estimate, not building-confirmed |
Deposit: Market norm for KL Grade A is 2+1+0.5 months (security + utility + advance). Building-specific deposit is not in public sources. Foreign/newco tenants should budget 4–6 months total cash-in including advance and escalation.
Reinstatement at exit: Market norm RM 15–RM 40 psf KLCC / RM 10–RM 30 psf general for KL Grade A. Building-specific reinstatement cost is not in public sources.
For 7,200 sq ft co-working-style operators (e.g. WORQ's Level 28 footprint): the rent line moves to ~RM 61,200/mo at the top-band psf — same SC and parking assumptions apply.
Will my team fit here?
Floor plate is 16,000–18,000 sq ft column-free, so a typical floor takes 107–120 people at MY planning density (100–150 sq ft/pax):
| Headcount | Sq ft needed (at 150 sq ft/pax) | Fits on a typical floor? | Approx all-in monthly (rent + norm-estimated SC + parking) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 pax | 3,000 sq ft | Yes — quarter-floor | ~RM 27,000 |
| 50 pax | 7,500 sq ft | Yes — half-floor (matches WORQ's 7,200 sqft Level 28 footprint) | ~RM 67,500 |
| 100 pax | 15,000 sq ft | Yes — full typical floor | ~RM 135,000 |
| 150 pax | 22,500 sq ft | No — needs 1.5 floors; 1 Sentrum cannot host on a single typical floor | ~RM 203,000 (1.5 floors) |
Numbers use the top-band rent (RM 8.50 psf) and norm-estimated service charge RM 4.00 psf. Real TCO requires a building management call for SC, AC OT, and the per-tenant parking rate.
Transit reality
Menara 1 Sentrum is the best transit-served office in this wave. All four rail modes connect via a single elevated covered air-conditioned walkway through NU Sentral:
- KL Sentral Station (KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity, KLIA Ekspres, LRT Kelana Jaya Line, MRT Kajang Line via Muzium Negara) — 6 min walk (392 m)
- Tun Sambanthan Monorail (KL Monorail Line) — 4 min walk (252 m)
- Muzium Negara MRT (MRT Kajang Line) + LRT Kelana Jaya Line — 8 min walk (579 m)
- KLIA Ekspres direct to KLIA — 28 min airport express from KL Sentral
The walk from Menara 1 Sentrum to KL Sentral station is via the NU Sentral link bridge — fully covered, fully air-conditioned, no rain exposure. E-hailing pickup is at the NU Sentral mall pickup zone; car park entry queue at morning peak has not been field-validated for this research (unverified). For an LRT-commute-dependent team, this building is a different proposition from any other building in this wave.
Who's in the building
Confirmed named tenants:
- WORQ co-working (current, confirmed 2024-01-26): Levels 20, 21, 28. 7,200 sqft on Level 28 plus 0.158 ha each on Levels 20 and 21. Per PHB press release titled "WORQ partners PHB to reach 100% occupancy at Menara 1 Sentrum" and Stephanie Ping (WORQ CEO) statements to Malay Mail and Bernama.
- Agoda International (M) Sdn Bhd — anchor tenant per MRCB Annual Report 2014. Booking Holdings subsidiary. 2014 data point; current status not separately verified.
- JLL Property Services (M) Sdn Bhd — anchor tenant per MRCB Annual Report 2014. Global real-estate services firm. 2014 data point; current status not separately verified.
- PHB (Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad) — building owner; operates its asset-management and group functions from the same building (per The Edge 2023).
The Edge (2023) also references "many MNC tenants" with one flagship MNC kept undisclosed for security/NDA reasons.
Reading: current mix is co-working operator (WORQ) + tech (Agoda) + real estate services (JLL) + asset management (PHB HQ) + undisclosed MNCs. Post-2024 expansion, WORQ is the dominant operator-tenant. The building functions as a KL Sentral co-working + professional services hub, not a single-industry cluster. For an MNC evaluating this building, the available floor stock for new tenancies is limited (100% occupancy as of Jan 2024) — any actual deal needs to surface a sublease or wait for a WORQ consolidation.
Lease risk & exit mechanics
Reinstatement cost at exit: Not in public sources for this building. Market norm RM 15–RM 40 psf KLCC / RM 10–RM 30 psf general KL Grade A. Plan for RM 30 psf as the working figure. WORQ's own public comparison states that "traditional KL Sentral leases usually mean 3–5 year commitments, high upfront fit-out, multiple vendor contracts for utilities and services, and three to six months before a floor is fully operational" — this is the operator's view of why tenants move to co-working rather than a building-specific reinstatement quote.
Break clause: Not in public sources. Market norm for KL Grade A: 3-month notice + security deposit forfeiture; some landlords accept a 6-month soft-landing buyout. Lock-in typically year 1 of a 3-year lease.
Diplomatic clause: Not in public sources. For foreign-tenant requirement to exit early on expatriate relocation, request at Letter of Offer stage. Market mechanic: typically 12-month lock-in before invocable, 2-month written notice + documentary evidence, tenant still liable for rent during notice period.
Fair wear and tear vs damage: the ambiguity that drives most deposit-return disputes. Recommend photographic move-in inventory + joint move-out inspection. No statutory tenancy deposit cap exists in MY for commercial leases; the contract is the only protection.
MD / MSC status
Per third-party broker and press listings (a dated broker listing, mscstatusoffice.com, The Edge 2023), Menara 1 Sentrum carries MSC Cybercentre / Malaysia Digital status. None of these is a direct MDEC source; MDEC confirmation recommended before any tenant relies on the building-level designation for tax positioning.
Note: MD status is company-activity-based since 25 March 2022, not tied to a designated building. Only ~35% of MY's purpose-built office stock is MD-certified and only ~13% of MD companies actually sit in MD-certified premises. A tenant in 1 Sentrum can apply MD status based on the company's activity regardless of the building-level designation; the building-level designation matters for marketing/ecosystem signal, not for the tax application itself.
Compare
Three peer buildings in or near the KL Sentral CBD submarket:
- TRX / Exchange 106 — TRX, premium Grade A+, RM 8–15 psf range
- Menara TA — KLCC, Grade A, similar rent band
- KLCC Tower — KLCC, Grade A, premium positioning
FAQ
Is Menara 1 Sentrum Grade A?
Yes. PHB and a dated broker listing both publish Grade A classification. There is no public MY office-grade registry — this is market convention, not statutory.
What is the asking rent at Menara 1 Sentrum?
Current range is RM 7.50–RM 8.50 psf/month gross across 4 sources (kl-office, a dated broker listing, Zerin Properties). A 7,216 sqft unit is currently listed at RM 8.48 psf (RM 61,222/mo).
What is the floor plate size at Menara 1 Sentrum?
16,000–18,000 sq ft column-free per The Edge and serviced-office listings; 17,000 sqft per the New Office Asia serviced-office suite layout.
How far is Menara 1 Sentrum from the nearest MRT/LRT?
Tun Sambanthan Monorail is 4 min (252 m); KL Sentral Station 6 min (392 m); Muzium Negara MRT/LRT 8 min (579 m). All via covered air-conditioned walkway through NU Sentral.
What is the car park ratio at Menara 1 Sentrum?
1 reserved bay per floor leased + 1 non-reserved per 1,000 sqft leased (per a dated broker listing). 742 dedicated tower bays + 1,243 in adjacent NU Sentral mall. Per-bay monthly rate not in public sources.
What is the minimum lease term at Menara 1 Sentrum?
Building-specific minimum not in public sources. KL Grade A norm is 3 years; WORQ's public comparison cites 3–5 years for traditional KL Sentral leases.
Does Menara 1 Sentrum accept a diplomatic clause for foreign tenants?
Not in public sources. Verify at Letter of Offer stage; market mechanic is 12-month lock-in + 2-month notice + documentary evidence.
What is the reinstatement cost at lease exit at Menara 1 Sentrum?
Not in public sources. Market norm RM 15–RM 40 psf KLCC. Require photographic move-in inventory and an explicit reinstatement-scope schedule in the TA.
Is Menara 1 Sentrum MSC-status / Malaysia Digital?
Per third-party broker and press listings, yes (MSC Cybercentre / Malaysia Digital). Not directly MDEC-confirmed in this research. Note: MD status is activity-based since 2022, not building-bound.
Is Menara 1 Sentrum green certified?
Yes — LEED-certified + GBI-compliant per The Edge 2023 ("in accordance with LEED standards and Malaysia GBI requirements"). Specific GBI rating (e.g. Silver) not used here without a GBI Council source.
Verified stamp
Asking rent, parking allocation, anchor-tenant list, NLA range, green cert, transit, and 100% occupancy claim verified 2026-08-06 against PHB corporate site, PHB press release (2024-01-26), a dated broker listing, JLL, a dated broker listing, kl-office, a dated broker listing, mscstatusoffice.com, New Office Asia, and The Edge 2023-07-17. Service charge (RM psf), parking rate per bay, after-hours AC rate, min lease term, deposit structure, break clause, diplomatic clause, reinstatement cost, fit-out period, escalation rate, and direct MDEC MSC-status confirmation are not in public sources for this building — building management direct call required. Rent and parking are ±10–15% of what an actual deal closes at; the figures here are asking benchmarks, not transacted. Note: the Agoda + JLL anchor pair is from a 2014 MRCB annual report; current tenancy should be verified before relying on it.
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